Harold Demsetz
American economist (1930–2019)
Harold Demsetz (/ˈdɛmsɛts/; May 31, 1930 – January 4, 2019)[1] was an American economist. He was a professor of economics at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Demsetz was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a director of the Mont Pelerin Society, and a past (1996) president of the Western Economics Association.
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| Born | May 31, 1930 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 4, 2019 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Institution | UCLA University of Chicago |
| Field | Managerial economics |
| School or tradition | New institutional economics |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University University of Illinois |
| Influences | Frank Knight Armen Alchian Ronald Coase Aaron Director George Stigler |
| Contributions | Nirvana fallacy |
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He was known for his works in the Nirvana fallacy.
Demsetz died on January 4, 2019 at the age of 88.[2]
References
change- ↑ Istituto Giovanni Treccani, Rome (1938). "Enciclopedia italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ In Memoriam: Harold Demsetz, 1930-2019
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